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China

1941 | China (DR13721)

China. (French Indo-China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 196, $2 scarlet tied by Haiphong/Tonkin date stamp with 'Controle Postal Militaire censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/Par/L' Autorite Militaire', endorsed 'Via Pan American Airways & Transatlantic', routed via Hanoi and Singapore with censor tape tied by 'Passed by/Censor/ 293/A' in violet and circular 'B' '11' on face. Very fine single two dollar franking.

£245.00
China

1942 | China (DR13720)

China. (French Indo-China). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Japan bearing French Indo-China SG 175, 5c purple and SG 192, 50c sepia (pair) tied by Saigon date stamp '27th Feb 42', routed via Hanoi with Tokyo arrival. Nice item of mail sent Japan Air Lines 'Di Nippon Airways'

27th February 1942. Indo-China to Japan. By Dai Nippon Airlines which left Hanoi 5th March and arrived Tokyo 8th March franked at $1. 05.

Ex Ted Proud.

£95.00
China

1941 | China (DR13719)

China. (French Indo-China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Japan bearing French Indo-China SG 209, 60c purple and SG 247, 5c carmine tied by Saigon date stamp '23rd Sept 41', endorsed 'via Hanoi' with Tokyo arrival '2nd Oct.'

23rd September 1941. Indo-China to Japan. By 4 times weekly service from Hanoi to Tokyo of Dai Nippon Airways arrived 2nd October, franked at 65c.

Ex Ted Proud.

£95.00
China

1940 | China (DR13717)

China. (French Indo-China). 1940. Air Mail envelope endorsed 'via Panamerican Airways' addressed to France bearing SG 189, 25c violet (4) and SG 210, 66c bronze tied by Dinh-Lap/ Tonkin date stamp '24th Aug 40' with circular 'Commandant D' Armees' cachet routed via Tien-Yen and Haiphong with arrival '10th Oct'.

25th August 1940: French Indo-China to France via Haiphong 29th August. Carried to Hong Kong 9missed the 6 September flight). By 'PHILIPPIBNE CLIPPER' leaving 13th September which arrived San Francisco 22nd September, delayed at Manila and Honolulu by E.T., air to New York and then by 'ATLANTIC CLIPPER' which left 28th September arrived Lisbon 30th September, delivered 10th October (arrival). Franked $1. 66 for Colonial = 11 cents plus $1. 55 Air Fee.

£105.00
China

1941 | China (DR13716)

China. (Hong Kong). 1941. Air Mail envelope to French Maroc bearing Yvert 162a, 15c blue, Yvert 166, 30c orange/brown, Yvert 167, 50c sepia and Yvert 11, $1 black tied by Saigon Central Cochinchine date stamp, sent by Pacific Clipper via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor Hong Kong' label and boxed '42' cachet, Manille, San Francisco and New York with French Maroc 'Controle' label and 'Ouvert YB/603 Contrple' censor cachet.

£225.00
China

1941 | China (DR13715)

French Indo-China. (Austria - India). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Marseille, France bearing Indo-China SG 191, 30c chestnut, SG 209, 60c purple and SG 247, 5c carmine tied by Saigon-Central date stamp '20th Aout 41' with registered label, hand-stamp 'Vise Par La Douane' (Stamped by customs) on reverse, endorsed 'via Bagdad' with India 'Passed by Censor' label underneath German "Geoffnet" label tied by hooded German censor cachet in carmine applied in Austria (Wien) and Marseille receiver '6th Sept' on reverse.'

Scarce routing via Bagdad and Austria due to the occupation of France.

£275.00
French Indo-China

1940 | French Indo-China (DR13714)

French Indo-China. (Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Batavia, Java bearing Indo-China SG 170, 3c brown and SG 207, 37c bronze tied by Saigon-Central date stamp '26/11/40' routed via Singapore with framed 'Passed by/Censor 150/ Singapore' and circular 'H' '19' censor hand-stamp with Batavia arrival '3/12' with 'Doo Gensuur Geopend' label and circular 'Dev./8' on face n carmine. Lovely item.

£225.00
China

1951 | China (DR13713)

China. (French Indo-China). 1951. Air Mail envelope addressed to Saigon bearing Indo-China SG 192, 50c brown (4) tied by Dalat/ Plateaux-Indo-China date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French Indo-China tax SG D211, 20c red/yellow (pair) applied and tied by Saigon/ Viet-Nam receiver. Nice item.

£220.00
French Indo-China

1943 | French Indo-China (DR13712)

French Indo-China. (Japanese Occupation). 1943. Registered envelope addressed to the 'Bank of Indo-China, Tokio' bearing French Indo-China SG 205, 30c red-brown (2) and SG 269, 10c on 25c purple (pair) tied by Haiphong/ Tonkin date stamp with registered label and Japan censor label tied by vernacular arrival. Very fine.

£375.00
NETHERLANDS WEST INDIES

1889 | NETHERLANDS WEST INDIES (DR13711)

Netherlands West Indies. (Curacao). 1889. Selection Selection of 'Proofs' or Colour Trials. (5). Ex Col Harvey.

£125.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1864 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR13710)

Netherlands East Indies. 1864. Netherlands East Indies SG 1, 10c carmine a lovely fresh mint example with strong colour.

£200.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1868 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR13709)

Netherlands East Indies. 1868. Netherlands East Indies SG 2, 10c carmine a nice mint example. Cat 2000 GBP. Ex Col. Harvey.

£395.00
Denmark

1866 | Denmark (DR13708)

Denmark. 1866. Envelope addressed to London bearing Yvert 5, 8s green (imperf) and Yvert 12, 3s lilac (pair) tied by '4' in concentric ring with adjacent Allburg date stamp routed via Copenhagen and Lubeck with London/Paid on face in red. Attractive mixed issue combination.

£550.00
France

1872 | France (DR13707)

France. (Danish West Indies). 1872. Envelope addressed to the Danish West Indies bearing 'Napoleon' Yvert 20, 5c green and Yvert 32, 80c rose mixed with 'Ceres' Yvert 59, 15c bistre tied by '2240' in lozenge with adjacent Marseille date stamp '13th Jan 72' with framed 'P.P.' in red on face, endorsed 'via England' with London/Paid transit '15th Jan' and St Thomas arrival on reverse 'Fe 1' of the British Post Office. Scarce item of destination mail paying the 1 franc rate in Lovely three colour combination.

£950.00
Danish West Indies

1868 | Danish West Indies (DR13705)

Danish West Indies. (French Maritime Mail). 1868. Envelope addressed to France written from St. Thomas dated '23rd Nov 68' bearing French "Napoleon" Yvert 32, 80c rose tied by 'anchor' in lozenge (Salles 1370b) with adjacent St. Thomas date stamp '23rd Nov' , boxed 'PD' in red and Bordeaux receiver '10th Dec' on reverse. Scarce item of French Maritime mail from the Danish West Indies.

£950.00
British West Indies

1944 | British West Indies (DR13704)

British West Indies. (Trinidad - Cuba). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Argentina bearing Cuba 5c violet and 50c olive tied by Habana date stamp via circular Cuban censor in carmine, routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner/ 1E/ 8612' censor tape with Buenos Aires arrival on reverse. Nice routing.

£50.00
British West Indies

1943 | British West Indies (DR13703)

British West Indies. (Jamaica -Colombia). 1943. Advertising Air Mail envelope addressed to to New York bearing Colombia Yvert 327, 5c brown, Yvert 334, 1/2c carmine and Air Mail Yvert 132, 30c blue tied by Bogota date stamp routed via Jamaica with 'Opened by Examiner I.D./ 8809' and hand-stamped 'Oct 13 1943' on reverse. Attractive item.

£50.00
British West Indies

1940 | British West Indies (DR13702)

British West Indies. (Dominica - Argentina). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Roseau, Dominica bearing Argentina Yvert 372, 20c blue and Yvert 380, 1p brown and turquoise tied Buenos Aires date stamp '11th July 40' routed via St Lucia with transit Castries/St Lucia '23rd Jy' with 'Opened by Censor' hand-stamp in violet and Dominica plain brown censor tape tied by circular 'General Post Office/ Dominica Br. W.I.' in violet dated '31st July' and hand-stamp 'Passed by Censor' on reverse. Very nice item. Only one other plain censor label noted by M. White.

£125.00
British West Indies

1940 | British West Indies (DR13701)

British West Indies. (Bermuda). 1940. Registered envelope addressed to Kansas bearing Bermuda SG 122, 1/2d on 1d black and red (12) tied by St. Georges date stamp with matching registered label with circular 'Passed by Censor/ Bermuda/ 23' in green on face routed via New York with arrival on reverse. Attractive franking.

£75.00
British West Indies

1943 | British West Indies (DR13700)

British West Indies. (Trinidad - Brazil). 1943. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to New York cancelled by Rio de Janeiro '$500' meter cachet in red routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner/ 6016 (IE) censor. Very fine.

£50.00
British Guiana

1946 | British Guiana (DR13699)

British Guiana. (Radio Card). 1946. British Guiana postal stationery 'Radio Card' 'one cent' green upgraded with SG 308, 1c yellow green tied by Georgetown date stamp '17th Sept 46' addressed to Sweden. Very scarce.

£175.00
British Guiana

1879 | British Guiana (DR13698)

British Guiana. 1879. Telegram envelope addressed to New Amsterdam bearing SG 87, 2c orange tied by 'A/ 03' obliteration with Georgetown and New Amsterdam double ring 'Ju 23 79' on reverse. Scarce early telegram from British Guiana.

£225.00
British West Indies

1940 | British West Indies (DR13697)

British West Indies. (Trinidad - Venezuela). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Dominica bearing Venezuela Yvert 191, 10c rose and Yvert 206 50c violet (pair) tied by Ciudad Boliver date stamp with 'Certificado/ No ' hand-stamp, routed via Trinidad with censor tape tied by 'Opened by Censor No 4' hand-stamp with transit and Dominica arrival. Very fine. Cover sent from 'New Goldfields' .

£95.00
Gold Coast

1932 | Gold Coast (DR13696)

Gold Coast. (French Guinea). 1932. Envelope written from Kumasi addressed to Conakry, French Guinea bearing Gold Coast SG 104, 1d brown (pair) tied by Kumasi/Gold Coast double ring '5th Aug' , routed via Sekondi 'Au 6th' and Freetown/Sierra Leone 'Au 11', underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Afrique Occidentale Francaise postage due Yvert 13, 30c blue tied by Conakry/Guinee Francaise arrival '2nd Sept' on reverse. Scarce combination, few items known from the Gold Coast with French Colony Postage dues.

£225.00
Gambia

1896 | Gambia (DR13695)

Gibraltar. (Sierra Leone). 1896. Postal stationery post card 1d grey cancelled by 'Received/ Gambia' date stamp with bar obliteration addressed to Sierra Leone with Freetown arrival on face. The Received/Gambia is a rare postmark not often seen.

£150.00
Gibraltar

1931 | Gibraltar (DR13694)

Gibraltar. 1931. Registered postal stationery envelope 'three pence' orange upgraded with SG 111, 1 1/2d brown tied by oval Registered/ Gibraltar date stamp with matching registered label addressed to Glasgow with Plymouth transit. Very fine.

£50.00
British Madagascar

1944 | British Madagascar (DR13692)

British Madagascar. (Army Post Offices). 1944. Envelope addressed to Diego Suarez, Madagascar bearing India SG 268, 1a carmine and SG 269b, 1 1/2a violet tied by 'F.P.O./No 134' double ring with circular 'Unit Censor/ F. 103' with 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by 'Field Censor/ 192' in violet and British Madagascar censor 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by boxed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHC/70', routed via Tamatave/ Madagascar '20th Oct' and arrival in the East Africa Army Post Office, Diego Suarez '13th Nov 44'. Very scarce item into the East African Post Office Diego Suarez, Madagascar.

£275.00
British East Africa

1940 | British East Africa (DR13691)

British East Africa. (Tanganyika). 1940. stamp-less envelope written from Germany addressed to 'Germany Internment Camp, Daressalam, Tanganyika' cancelled by Halle dispatch '16/1/40' with blue East Africa 'Opened by Censor' tied by framed 'Passed No 2/By Censor' in violet with German censor tied by 'Camp Post Office/Daressalam' receiver '12th Mar' and returned to Essen with boxed instructional 'Parti/Gone no Address; in violet on face. Very fine item of internee mail from East Africa.

£275.00
British East Africa

1934 | British East Africa (DR13690)

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1934. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Kenya SG 82, 15c carmine, SG 83, 20c orange and SG 84, 30c ultramarine (2) tied by Mombasa/ Kenya date stamp with headed 'Late Fee Paid' with 'By Air Mail/ Par Avion' label and hand-stamp instructional 'Local Air Fee Paid' in violet. Very fine.

£95.00
British East Africa

1955 | British East Africa (DR13689)

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1955. Registered Air Mail Kenya and Uganda postal stationery envelope 40c blue upgraded with SG 170, 20c orange (2) tied by Murka date stamp with provisional registered label addressed to Nairobi routed via Voi with Nairobi arrival. Very fine and scarce.

£95.00
British East Africa

1940 | British East Africa (DR13688)

British East Africa. 1940. Stamp-less envelope written from German Internee, 'Internment Camp A3, Dar-es-Salam' addressed to Germany cancelled by 'Camp Post Office/Daressalam' double ring with hand-stamp 'Postal/ Internment Camp/Commandant/Frank' and oval 'Internment Camp/Passed by Censor/Dar es Salam' with boxed 'Passed No 19/by Censor' in violet on face with 'Opened by Censor/2339' label with German censor and cachet on reverse. Nice item.

£225.00
British East Africa

1940 | British East Africa (DR13687)

British East Africa. 1940. Stamp-less envelope written from German Internee, 'Internment Camp A3, Dar-es-Salam' addressed to Germany cancelled by 'Postal/Internment Camp/Commandant/Frank' and boxed 'Passed No 19/by Censor' in violet on face with 'Opened by Censor/ 2668' label with German censor and cachet on reverse. Nice item.

£225.00
British East Africa

1947 | British East Africa (DR13686)

British East Africa. (Tanganyika). 1947. Registered Kenya/Uganda postal stationery envelope 30c blue upgraded with SG 155, 20c orange tied by Singida double ring with provisional registered label addressed to Dar-es-Salaam. Scarce.

£150.00
British East Africa

1927 | British East Africa (DR13685)

British East Africa. (Tanganyika). 1927. Registered Tanganyika postal stationery envelope 50c blue cancelled by Bukoba date stamp with matching registered label addressed to Germany routed via Mombasa with Berlin arrival. Scarce.

£195.00
British East Africa

1945 | British East Africa (DR13684)

British East Africa. (Army Post Offices). 1945. Registered envelope addressed to London bearing Kenya SG 141, 30c grey and blue tied by 'E.A./ A.P.O. 2' double ring with matching registered label and 'Crown/ Passed by Censor/ No 4734' censor cachet on face. Nice item of registered mail from Army Post Office 2 in Nairobi.

£150.00
British East Africa

1945 | British East Africa (DR13683)

British East Africa. (M.E.F.). 1945. Air Mail envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to the Middle East Forces bearing Kenya SG 141, 30 c black and blue and SG 145, 1s brown and black tied by 'A.P.O. 2' ring with boxed 'Passed Chief Field Censor/Received from A.P.O./6th May 1945' and framed 'Passed by Base Censor/E.A. No 11/01' in violet on face with 'Army Form/Opened by Censor' label tied by circular '19' . Nice item of military mail.

£80.00
British East Africa

1952 | British East Africa (DR13682)

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1952. Registered Air Mail Kenya and Uganda postal stationery envelope 40c blue upgraded with SG 130, 20c orange and black (2), SG 144, 50c black and purple and SG 145, 1s brown tied by Marsabi. Very fine.

£95.00
Zanzibar

1946 | Zanzibar (DR13681)

Zanzibar. (Kenya). 1946. Envelope addressed to Zanzibar bearing Kenya/Tanganyika SG 134, 10c orange and brown (2) tied by Mombasa date stamp with 'Dead Letter Office/Zanzibar' receiver with instructional 'Addressed Insuffisant/Retour' and 'Inconnu/ Unknown' in violet and sent back to Kenya with 'Nairobi/R.L.O.' on reverse. Nice item of instructional mail.

£225.00
Zanzibar

1896 | Zanzibar (DR13680)

Zanzibar. (German East Africa). 1896. Envelope addressed to Lindi, German East Africa bearing SG 8, 2 1/2a green tied by Zanzibar date stamp endorsed 'per s.s. Wesmer' with Lindi arrival on reverse.

£350.00
Zanzibar

1930 | Zanzibar (DR13679)

Zanzibar. (Official Mail). 1930. Registered stamp-less Official Mail envelope addressed to England headed 'On Zanzibar Government Service' cancelled Zanzibar 'No 24 1930' with framed 'R/ Zanzibar' hand-stamp and 'Post Office/ Zanzibar' red wax seal and endorsed by the Postmaster. Very fine.

£195.00
British East Africa

1931 | British East Africa (DR13678)

British East Africa. (Zanzibar). 1931. envelope addressed to Zanzibar bearing British East Africa SG 76, 1c brown tied by Nairobi date stamp '28th Jan' , underpaid with hand-struck 'T' and bearing Zanzibar postage dues SG D2, 2c black/ orange (pair) and SG D 3, 3c black/ orange (4) tied Zanzibar receiver 'Fe 2nd 31' . A very attractive postage due cover from Zanzibar, underpaid owing to double letter rate.

£750.00
Zanzibar

1903 | Zanzibar (DR13677)

Zanzibar. (Advice Of Receipt Mail). 1909. Registered, Advice of Receipt mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 230, 15c ultramarine (pair) tied by Zanzibar date stamp 'My 1st 09' with boxed 'R/ Zanzibar' and oval 'A.R.' hand-stamp on face with London receiver '21st May'. Nice usage with Advice of Receipt hand-stamp.

£225.00
Zanzibar

1902 | Zanzibar (DR13676)

Zanzibar. (France). 1902. Picture post card of 'Sultans Palace' addressed to France bearing Zanzibar SG 189, 1a indigo (invalid) with French Post Office Zanzibar dispatch '28 Aout 02' routed via French paquebot with octagonal 'La Reunion a Marseille L.V. No 2' on face and bearing French postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown (inter-pannier pair) applied and tied by Paris receiver '25/9' on face.

£225.00
Zanzibar

1931 | Zanzibar (DR13675)

British East Africa. (Zanzibar). 1931. envelope written from Nairobi addressed to Zanzibar bearing Kenya & Uganda 1, 1c brown (pair) and SG 78, 5c green tied by Nairobi/ Kenya date stamp, underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and m/s '9c' bearing Zanzibar postage due SG D5, 9c black/orange applied and tied on arrival by Zanzibar date stamp. Very fine combination.

£750.00
British East Africa

1932 | British East Africa (DR13674)

British East Africa. (Zanzibar). 1932. Envelope addressed locally bearing Zanzibar SG 299, 1c brown tied by Zanzibar double ring '20th Sept' , underpaid with hand-stamp 'T' in circle and bearing Zanzibar postage due SG D18, 2c black/ Salmon (2) and SG D 21, 6c black/ yellow tied by Zanzibar receiver. Very attractive.

£575.00
Zanzibar

1903 | Zanzibar (DR13673)

Zanzibar. (French Post Offices). 1903. Picture post card of 'Mango Tree and Natives with Water Pipe' addressed to France bearing French Zanzibar Yvert 48, 1a on 50c rose tied by Zanzibar double ring. Nice card published by Coutinho Bros, Zanzibar.

£195.00
Zanzibar

1925 | Zanzibar (DR13672)

Zanzibar. (South Africa). 1925. Picture post card of 'Market Road, Zanzibar' addressed to South Africa cancelled Zanzibar 'No 26 25' with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing South Africa postage due SG D11, 1/2d green and black (pair) tied by Donne double ring '17th Dec' on face. Lovely item.

£150.00
Zanzibar

1905 | Zanzibar (DR13671)

Zanzibar. (South Africa). 1905. Picture post card of 'Natives at card games' addressed to Orange River Colony' cancelled Zanzibar 14 Nov' with circular 'T' hand-stamp routed via Lournco Marques '22/11' with Vrede/ O.R.C. arrival charged '1d' in hand-stamp tax. Nice item.

£125.00
Zanzibar

1906 | Zanzibar (DR13670)

Zanzibar. (German Seapost). 1906. Picture post card of 'Largo d' Alfandga, Mozambique' addressed to South Africa bearing Zanzibar SG 211, 1a red tied by 'Deutsch Seapost/ Ost Afrika' date stamp with Zanzibar and Lournco Marques transits.

£95.00
Zanzibar

1906 | Zanzibar (DR13669)

Zanzibar. (India). 1906. Picture post card addressed to 'S.S. Juba', B.E.A. Protectorate Steamer, Zanzibar' bearing India SG 122, 1/2a green tied by Mazgaon date stamp 'April 4', underpaid with circular 'T' and boxed instructional 'Foreign Postage Due/ 1 Annes Pies' and hand-stamp '1a' in violet on face with Zanzibar receiver '22 Ap' and forwarded to British East Africa with Mombasa arrival 'Ap 28' . Rare item of Postage Due mail into Zanzibar.

£350.00

Philatelic News & Information

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French Colonies

6th Apr 2022

Its a real pleasure to add a magnificent selection of French Colonies from Africa, Asia, The Caribbean and Oceania. Very fine pre-stamp, British Post Office, Charged Mail, Advice of Receipt, Printed Matter and postage due mail. A lovely selection of censor mail, some with five or six censor cachets and labels, routed Trans-Africa, two Ocean or over the Atlantic with some unusual destinations.

A few items from the Dr. Edward Grabowski collection, this amazing sale sold in three parts by Spink. Also interesting Tahiti and New Caledonia from Tony Eastgate's life time work.

Over the next few months we hope to add many items to grace the finest collections.

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China, French Indo China and Chinese Labour Force.

6th Apr 2022

A strong area of stock is our China from Imperial to WW2 with many fine censor covers and Air Transits. A good selection of the overseas Post Offices, Austrian, British, French, Japanese and Russian with offices in Manchuria. Many mixed combinations, I.P.O's .

Coming soon the John Marc Sitarek accumulation of China, French Post Office and Indo-China with magnificent French Detachment in the Boxer Campaign covers.

John Marc also had a fine selection of the Chinese Labour Force which are not often seen, he built this selection over thirty years. One of the darker aspects of World War One was the plight of 12,000 Chinese workers who were recruited by the British Army from the North of China in 1916 to serve on the battle front in France as labourers, trench diggers, munitions carriers, mine disarmers and corpse bearers under often inhumane conditions. A large number were also struck down by the devastating Spanish flue of 1918.

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